Ardent Partners Monthly Webinar Series’ continues a tradition started during the pandemic last year of bringing multiple CPOs together for an extended 90-minute livestream webinar.
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER – CPO Rising 2K21: Still Rising
Join us on May 26th at 11 AM ET for a power-packed webinar featuring 8 procurement experts including a CPO Panel that focuses on the “still rising” role and impact of procurement and the CPO, a deep dive case study into strategic sourcing excellence, and an exciting roundtable on the importance of contract compliance (and yes, we meant exciting!!). Each segment will also feature a few highlights from Ardent’s new State of Procurement 2021 research. The first segment is a panel discussion from three world-renowned Chief Procurement Officers.
The CPO Panel Discussion: Still Rising During Trying Times
The coronavirus is a global pandemic with enormous implications; it has been devastating. But its near-term impact on procurement and the supply chain may drive lasting changes that affect future generations of Chief Procurement Officers. On the upcoming webinar, I’ll be joined by three Best-in-Class CPOs to talk about the “still rising” role of procurement and the CPO.
A year ago when we started planning for this year’s edition of the CPO Rising 2K Webinar, we had hopes to not be talking about the global pandemic, but sadly here we are. On the upcoming panel, these three CPOs from three different industries get together and discuss about how the pandemic has affected each of their teams, their operations, and the supply chain in general. They will also discuss how the pandemic has shifted their teams’ focus in 2021 and provide advice to CPOs and those who aspire to the role on what to do in order to advance your career in the profession.
About the Panelists
Sue Spence is the Chief Procurement Officer at Fedex, and has been with the company for eight years. Sue and her team are responsible for $17 billion of buy for all of FedEx, serving its 500 thousand team members and all of its customers. During the last year, the immediate issue for FedEx was protecting the health of those team members with PPE, as well as still being in charge of delivering PPE around the world.
Dan Warn, the Chief Procurement Officer at athenahealth, and has many years of experience working on transformation projects of the procurement function. At athenahealth, Dan has also recently taken over the “Athena Environment” which is the real estate and facilities group, as well as being tasked with the job of returning to office and managing the future of the company’s work experience.
Sara Malconian, the Chief Procurement Officer at Harvard University, and a former CPO Honors “CPO of the Year” winner. Sara has worked in the higher-ed space for over ten years, with the last five at Harvard. Harvard is a private research university that has annual expenditures of approximately $5 billion a year and is very de-centralized. Sara oversees an internal team that has strategic sourcing, contracting, AP, travel & expense management, and supplier master. In her role as CPO Sara provides the methodologies and leadership to the university and the overall systems as well.
Webinar Details and Registration
CPO Panelists
- Sue Spence, Chief Procurement Officer, FedEx
- Sara Malconian, Chief Procurement Officer, Harvard University (CPO HONORS 2018 – CPO of the Year)
- Dan Warn, Chief Procurement Officer, athenahealth
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